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place is full of kidsthere is a “children’s glass art exhibit” in the gallery next overlot of characters from cartoons and video-games depicted in glass

the master glass-artisans of Fertile Ground reach deeper ~ their images welling-up out of the collective-unconscious like a spiritual revelationbut ~ the kids and their parents are eating up this stuff too

what am i doing here? i wonder ~ glittering mythic/surreal iconographydecoration with embedded concept ~ meaning by metaphorthe show reeks with all that is problematical with postmodern creativity

then here in the NW ~ the whole Pilchuck thingsupport glass because it is a prominent part ofNorthwest art’s cultural self-image ~ internationally

no ~ i am not happy stepping into this showbut i’m already here ~ so i bite the bullet& huh! ~ 5 pieces in this exhibit actually surprise me

these markings read (at first glance) ~ not clear but copper-coloredyou gaze (unknowingly) thru the vase surface to the interior enamelsoft rust-orange in hue ~ which feels almost earthy like ochre pigment

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